By Pete Muntean, CNN
United and Delta cancel flights just before Christmas Eve
United and Delta airlines cancel flights the day before Christmas Eve due to Omicron variant.5 years ago
The Associated Press
Official: Utah man, Tucson girl die in Arizona plane crash
Authorities say a Utah man and a Tucson girl were killed when a single-engine plane crashed near the airport of the east-central Arizona city of Show Low.5 years ago
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER, AP
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death
Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Inflation usually makes the Fed hike interest rates. Here’s what that means
Inflation is on the rise, and to combat this, the Fed will start to raise interest rates. And it'll do that by buying fewer bonds.5 years ago
COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
Moratorium extended, student loan payments on hold through May 1
Interest rates will remain at 0% during the period through May 1, and debt collection efforts will be suspended.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Fentanyl overdoses killing more Americans than COVID-19
Between 2020 and 2021, nearly 79,000 Americans between 18 and 45 years old died of fentanyl overdoses. A professional at Huntsman Mental Health talks about ways to help a friend or loved one struggling with an addiction.5 years ago
Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal, Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
Biden announces plan to mail Americans 500 million at-home rapid Covid-19 tests
Pres. Joe Biden announced a number of new efforts to combat a surge of Covid-19 cases in the US, including mailing 500 million at-home tests.5 years ago
KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press
New reforms target US military’s missing weapons problem
The missing weapons include machine guns, armor-piercing grenades, artillery shells, mortars, grenade launchers and plastic explosives.5 years ago
MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
President Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
The mileage rules set to be announced Monday are the most ambitious tailpipe pollution standards ever set for passenger cars and light trucks.5 years ago
COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
Robert Palmer’s sentence is toughest yet for a Capitol rioter
Before he was sentenced, Robert Palmer wept as he told a judge that he recently watched a video of his actions that day and was horrified.5 years ago
LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press
Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will have to be pushed into the new year. It was a setback Thursday as Senate Democrats rushed to try to send the roughly $2 trillion bill to his desk by Christmas.5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Utah airports to receive millions from Biden infrastructure plan
Several airports in Utah will be recipients of $39.2 million from the FAA in 2022 as part of the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.5 years ago
Kate Davis and Eliza Craig
NICU Nurses stand in for Santa
Nurses in the NICU subbed in for Santa Claus. They take photos holding the tiny patients for their first Christmases.5 years ago
AMY FORLITI Associated Press
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars.5 years ago
ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
President Biden visiting Kentucky to console tornado victims, give aid
More than 30 tornadoes tore through Kentucky and at least 4 other states over the weekend, killing at least 88 people and demolishing homes.5 years ago
Ken Ritter, AP
OJ Simpson a ‘completely free man’; parole ends in Nevada
O.J. Simpson is a free man.5 years ago
Associated Press
Parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting due in court
The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School were scheduled to return to court Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Climate change boosting extreme weather like tornadoes, says U. expert
Climate change is putting the atmosphere and weather on steroids, and the United States is likely to see more damaging storms because of climate change, says a weather expert at the University of Utah.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
US athletes should boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Stewart says
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, is calling for US athletes to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics because of China's human rights abuses against its Muslim minority, interference in Taiwan and Hong Kong and its failure to engage with the international community on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.5 years ago
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
Air Force discharges 27 people for refusal to get COVID-19 vaccine
An Air Force spokeswoman said Monday that these are the first to be administratively discharged for reasons involving the vaccine.5 years ago
COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press
Boy charged in Michigan school deaths to stay in adult jail
A Michigan judge has declined to move the 15-year-old charged with killing four students at Oxford High School out of an adult jail.5 years ago
Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business
He killed some of Coke’s most beloved brands. And he’d do it all over again
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, a 25-year veteran of the company, has been hearing it from disgruntled niche beverage fans. "I got a lot of emails about Tab," Quincey told CNN Business.5 years ago
By Jason Hanna, E. Joseph, C. Dominguez, S. Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN
More than 100 feared dead after tornadoes tear through several states
Tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South, transforming homes and businesses into piles of rubble.5 years ago
